Guest FaX Posted December 12, 2004 Share Posted December 12, 2004 i got this email today: From : <eladoaccount@csampur.homelinux.net> Reply-To : eladoaccount@gmail.com Sent : 10 December 2004 17:12:56 To : removed! Subject : gmail invite Go to previous message | Go to next message | Delete | Inbox Hello there! I was surfing the web and found your email address on www.neowin.net/forum/lofiversion/index.php/t233603.html. I found you are looking for a gmail invite. If you still need it, I would sell it to you. You can pay on paypal. I want USD 8 for it. If you want it, please send me an reply to eladoaccount.com John -------------------------------------------------- Quick Facts about gmail: Cost: Free Storage: 1,000 megabytes Access: Free automatic forwarding and POP3 access Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si Veteran Posted December 12, 2004 Veteran Share Posted December 12, 2004 https://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=255521 (Y) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hypoxiaicon Posted December 12, 2004 Share Posted December 12, 2004 Yeh, its a spam bot reading neowin for address's and Gmail. Its not neowins fault, as if you tour address on another site it would happen also. I can only suggest you find your email address on Neowin and remove it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest FaX Posted December 12, 2004 Share Posted December 12, 2004 right ok thanks :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigapixels Veteran Posted December 12, 2004 Veteran Share Posted December 12, 2004 Next time you post your email in a thread, use this form: name[at]domain[dot]com Any person can easily figure it out but the bots can't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshalus Veteran Posted December 12, 2004 Veteran Share Posted December 12, 2004 Next time you post your email in a thread, use this form:name[at]domain[dot]com Any person can easily figure it out but the bots can't. 585089549[/snapback] You don't think they've made bots that can look that up too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+John Teacake MVC Posted December 12, 2004 MVC Share Posted December 12, 2004 ^ Exactly. You could just put it on an Image. I figured that they havent made bots that can read E Mails off a Image yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Lyle Global Moderator Posted December 12, 2004 Global Moderator Share Posted December 12, 2004 spam.... PM the username or forward it to an online mod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banzai Posted December 12, 2004 Share Posted December 12, 2004 you got to give it to the spammers they are smart, using google to pull up email address. NOT they should go get JOBS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kairon Posted December 12, 2004 Share Posted December 12, 2004 you got to give it to the spammers they are smart, using google to pull up email address. NOT they should go get JOBS 585089749[/snapback] And what do you think spamming is if not a job? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterClark Posted December 13, 2004 Share Posted December 13, 2004 Next time you post your email in a thread, use this form:name[at]domain[dot]com Any person can easily figure it out but the bots can't. 585089549[/snapback] you'll have to be a bit more creative than that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chconline Veteran Posted December 13, 2004 Veteran Share Posted December 13, 2004 lol Yeah visit http://www.gmailfree.info you get free gmail invites too (or www.gmailswap.com or www.freegmail.vzz.net but gmailfree.info is mine lol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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